Archives for 2024
School Board Meeting: May 13, 2024
The ISD 423 Board of Education will conduct a regular meeting on Monday, May 13, 2024, 5:30 pm, in the City Council Chambers (111 Hassan St SE).
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Summer Feeding
Get Your Annual Flowers & Vegetables!
Tutors
Tutors: The District does not endorse or recommend specific tutors; however, a list of people providing tutoring services is available.
The Hutchinson Public Library also has many resources for student learning.
Farewell and Thank You Hutchinson Leader
By Dan Olberg, Principal, Park Elementary
My paper route began the minute school was out. I was a 4th grade student with a 10 speed bike. Not like the bikes we have now, but it was still a good bike for getting me from school to my paper pick-up location in the small west-central Minnesota town I grew up in. My supervisor was strict that I get my papers out ASAP. Our customers were waiting for the daily news, livestock prices, and the latest stock-market information. I was not to go home to grab a snack or play with my friends until the last paper was delivered. The customers were waiting for the afternoon addition and it was up to me to get it to them in a timely manner – rain, sleet, snow, or sunshine. Times have changed.
We could count on our papers to give us their best reporting with an effort to create informative and unbiased articles. We could rely on their code of ethics that what we were reading was credible information and centered on facts. Times have changed. Information is now instantaneous with our electronic services. Instead of relying on newspapers for timely information, we have choices of internet sites that can give us what we want at any time of the day and anywhere we can get a signal or connect to wifi….for good and for the bad.
With our newspapers disappearing and our local Hutchinson Leader shutting down their services for the last time this month, we have more reason to teach our children the skills, knowledge, and ethical behaviors with digital technology. We need to teach them where to find good information that is unbiased, trustworthy, and safe. This is not new information for most parents of younger children. However, it is becoming more evident that our social media feeds are becoming more aware of behavior psychology. Sites including social media, know how to entice young readers to their sites as well as to make their sites addictive with no regards to ethics, safety, or the truth. Many of these are unfiltered forums that have no consequences for behaviors from users outside of deleting a post long after it has been seen by many. We will need to help our children find credible sites; ones that you can rely on being informative, safe, and unbiased.
Thank you to our Hutchinson Leader for all that you have done for our school. Thank you for well-written articles that have our community as the centerpiece. Each Wednesday we would get a stack of papers for our students to read about our community, clip out pictures for reports, circle the nouns and adjectives, check on our local teams, and have classroom discussions about what is happening in Hutchinson. We are sad to see it go. We all will need to share in the responsibility of teaching our children the skills to research information that is reliable and to always search for the facts.
Congratulations to Dustin Trettin & Bryn Anderson!
Congratulations to HHS April Students of the Month
Frame the Moment Prom 2024
Prom: Saturday, April 27th, 2024
Theme: Frame the Moment
Grand March: 2:00pm in High School Auditorium
Dance: Crow River Winery – Doors open at 8:00pm and close at 9:00pm.
Dance ends at 11:30.
Tickets:
ONLINE TICKET SALES LINK will be available April 1st.
- Prom tickets are $35.00 per student and can be purchased online April 1st – 27th.
- Tickets will be sold in school for purchase April 22-25th only.
- Students purchasing tickets must be in grades 11 or 12th grade and any guests of the students must be in 10th grade or above but not older than 19 years of age.
- Students bringing a guest must receive prior written approval from Mr. Singer-Towns (Permission forms are available in the office).
- Grand March tickets will be available to purchase online starting April 1st.
- Grand March tickets for family and friends are $5.00.
- Grand March tickets may also be purchased at the door.
Prom & Grand March Tickets CLICK HERE
If you have further questions please contact Erika Smith at 320-234-2647 or [email protected]
Early Education Opportunities!
By Mary Myers-Reinarts, Early Learning Coordinator
Early education is alive and strong at Hutchinson Public Schools! Offering opportunities for families with young children between the ages of birth up to kindergarten enrollment, our early learning programs are designed to recognize parents as their child’s first and foremost teacher. We are here to support you in this role. Working out of West Elementary School, our team offers several early learning programs for children and their parents.
The ECFE (Early Childhood Family Education) program offers classes for parents and children, aged birth to kindergarten enrollment. The classes provide an opportunity for parents to meet other parents with similar aged children, and take part in learning activities supported by early childhood and parent educators. Our class offerings are listed in the Hutchinson Park/Recreation/Community Education brochure, or online at www.hutchinsonprce.com. Limited classes for summer 2024 will be offered, with full offerings available fall 2024. Join us for fun and learning!
Early Childhood Screening also takes place at West Elementary School. It is a free check of how your three- or four-year-old child is growing, developing, and learning. We encourage parents to register their child soon after the child’s third birthday. For more information, call us at 320-234-2624 or visit our website at www.isd423.org to schedule an appointment.
Early intervention makes a difference. Our Early Intervention team works closely with families. While every child is unique, children generally develop in certain predictable ways. If you are concerned about your child’s development, growth or learning, contact your healthcare provider, your school district, or Help Me Grow at HelpMeGrowMN.org or 1-866-693-4769. Early Intervention can have a significant impact on a child’s ability to learn new skills, meet challenges, and can increase success in daily life and later in school.
Play and Learn Preschool is also found in West Elementary School. Designed for children who are three- or four-years-old as of September 1st of each school year, Play and Learn is a structured, supportive preschool setting where children can participate in a variety of activities appropriate to their developmental level. We work to promote children’s communication and language skills, build social skills, develop gross and fine motor skills, increase general knowledge, nurture creativity, teach pre-academics, foster kindergarten readiness, and offer parent involvement opportunities. Play and Learn Preschool is an inclusive program which integrates children with special needs. Tuition assistance and limited school transportation may be available to your family.
Call 320-234-2624 for more information.
Our preschool STAR program is a classroom-based special education program for preschool age children. The STAR program allows teachers to create individualized routines for every student. The program philosophy is to provide a structured, supportive setting where children can participate in a variety of activities appropriate for their developmental level. All children benefit from the services of licensed professionals and educational assistants.
Please contact Mary Myers-Reinarts at 320-234-2624 for more information about any of our programs. Early learning programs make a big difference in the lives of young children, paving the way for future school and life success. We strive to support parents as the voice and most important advocate for their young child. Consider participating in one of our early learning programs. We are so excited to help you and your child learn and grow!